OH, Please come to my rescue.

38 year old mother, two days post partum with 3rd child.  Has 8 & 4 yr old,
breastfed last one for two years.  Had routine bone density test during this
pregnancy and it showed "osteopenia" a (milder form of osterperosis).  The
specialist told her she should not BF for longer than 6 months??

Is this true?  Does breastfeeding cause bone demineralization?
She was told to take mega doses of vit. D.  How will that effect her
breastmilk? My book is limited, I want more.


She hates the thought of giving up breastfeeding at 6 months.  All I could
think of at the time was that at 6 months solids are introduced and the milk
need was decreased somewhat, and that at TWO , she understood it was just
occasionally, and not taxing her body!

Roni Carter RNC, IBCLC

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